SUMMARY:

I am a driven professional with over 30 years’ experience providing innovative technological solutions. I have extensive expertise configuring & installing various network operating systems & operating systems. My networking background includes extensive experience working with equipment & appliances on network perimeter & DMZ.

SKILLS INVENTORY:

• Managed infrastructure licensing & SLA's
• Documenting WAN/LAN network detail
• Research & analysis of new/emerging technologies
• Implementing IT development/test environments
• Relocating data centers
• Implementing new technologies into infrastructure
• Administrating TCP/IP protocols for WAN/LAN
• Securing trusted network perimeters
• Parallel & in - place network equipment refresh
• Implementing disaster recovery solutions
• Implementing secure remote access to trusted networks
• Securing web, mail, application & databases on network perimeters
• Implementing secured wireless solutions
• Implementation of application & hardware virtualization
• Parallel & in-place operating systems upgrades
• Administrating patch management
• Administrating inventory management
• Implementing streaming/virtual applications
• Managing on-site & off-site backups
• Utilizing Group Policy for centralized client management
• Deploying clustering solutions
• Implementing technologies for mixed network, operating systems & client environments

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Microsoft: Windows 2.0 - NT 4.0, 2000, 2003, 2008, WFWG, DOS

IBM: OS/2, DOS

UNIX: HP-UX, AIX, Solaris, SCO

Linux: Red Hat, Suse, Fedora

Web Server: Microsoft IIS 5.0 & 6.0

EXPERTISE IN:

• Capacity Planning
• Server Migrations/Build Outs
• Infrastructure Planning
• Network/WAN/LAN
• Data Center Relocations
• Help Desk/Desktop Deployment and Support
• Change Management
• IIS Migration Tool
• Netware Migration Tool
• MS Office
• MS Project
• Visio vMotion
• Exmerge
• PowerShell

CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

WINDOWS SYSTEM ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Windows Server 2008 builds following GM gold standards
• Development of Windows Server installation and configuration standards and deployment methodologies
• Upgrades, installs and troubleshoots Windows Server based environments
• Develops and documents system standards for Windows Server environments
• Participate in the development of Windows Server installation and configuration standards and deployment methodologies
• Participate in the design, and implement enhancements and additions to current environment.
• Provide software and firmware patching
• Hardware & OS troubleshooting
• Reporting, trending, standardization & optimization of all MS systems.

Confidential

NETWORK/INFRASTRUCTURE ADMINISTRATOR

Responsibilities:

• Administration of company’s WAN & LAN infrastructure (firewall, switches, servers, desktops/laptop, wireless, printers, scanners, POS equipment, VoIP equipment, VPN remote access)
• Troubleshooting all infrastructure issues
• Hardware & software acquisitions
• Desktop imaging & deployment
• Design of network IP scheme
• Network surveillance with remote monitoring
• Network auditing

Confidential

NETWORK ARCHITECT

Responsibilities:

• Administrator for Confidential ’s virtual server infrastructure for North America (two regional hubs & seven remote locations)
• Duties: disaster recovery, backup/recovery, migrations/upgrades, monitoring, troubleshooting & administration
• Maintained & developed vendor relations with key vendors - HP, IBM, Dell, Microsoft & VMware
• Design & document network layouts
• Implemented new technologies into Confidential ’s standard operating environment, SOE, based on business needs - Application Virtualization, HP’s HA/DR iSCSI & NAS solutions
• Responding to any system, application & connectivity issues relating to infrastructure
• Monitoring backup reports & ensuring daily, monthly & yearly backup runs were successful
• Generating reports - backup, performance, error, KPI & SAN usage
• Ensuring all infrastructure hardware (Severs, Switches, Firewalls, SAN…) maintenance & support falls under Confidential ’s SOE requirements - 24X7X4
• Making recommendations based on research to replace infrastructure hardware or extend maintenance & support
• Facilitating the refresh of infrastructure hardware, both local & remote
• Tracking & documenting infrastructure adds, deletes & changes. Posting updates to SharePoint sites

SOE Hardware: HP x86 servers, HP EVA SAN, HP iSCSI SAN, Cisco switches, HP fiber SAN switches, CheckPoint Nokia IP firewalls, Juniper VPN, IBM tape robots, Siemens VoIP HiPath 4000

SOE Operating Systems: Windows & ESX

Confidential

INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECT

Responsibilities:

• Research & analyze emerging IT technologies
• Perform product evaluations & make recommendations
• Build & configure proof of concept infrastructures in lab environments for hardware and software evaluations
• Document & prepare presentations of research
• Work with vendors & customers to collaborate on emerging technologies
• Extensive research into application virtualization: technologies included SoftGrid/Microsoft Application Virtualization, VMWare Thinstall & Citrix XenApps

Applications/OS: Windows, Windows 7, ESX 3.0-3i, Linux, Oracle 9i-10, SQL, Office 2007, OpenOffice 2.0

Hardware: IBM xSeries, Dell 6000 Series, Portable OS USB devices

Confidential

NETWORK ARCHITECT

Responsibilities:

• Design network based on customer requirements
• Assist Project Managers with RFQ & RFP processes
• Assist customer with major network strategy development & deployment
• Oversee Network Analysts & System Analysts
• Implemented mainframe to PC print system
• Develop relationship with key vendors & partners (Microsoft, Dell, HP & IBM)

Applications/OS: Windows 2003, Exchange 2003, OWA, SQL 2000, MS Visio, MS Project Brooksnet RPM Print Server

Hardware: Dell 6000 Series Servers, Cisco Routers, Dell Switches